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WordPress

Catherine Millington
Catherine Millington
3,754 Points
Posted by Catherine Millington
Catherine Millington
3,754 Points

Why won't wordpress load on my local server? (Using XAMPP)

I can get to the local server and see the files. I can load a test page but i can't load any wordpress pages. I've tried starting a new localwp.com to configure it again but it won't even get to a config page. It just says ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED. Please help me! I'm going crazy!

Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points
Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points

did you set up Wordpress correctly with your local XAMPP database?

1 Answer

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points
Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

Hi Catherine,

Make sure Apache is running by checking the XAMPP control panel. You'll also want to run Apache with administrator privileges. Also, make sure another application isn't using the needed port, e.g., Skype, etc.

Catherine Millington
Catherine Millington
3,754 Points
Catherine Millington
Catherine Millington
3,754 Points

It has been working and for some reason now it isn't. The Apache is set up and running but I'll check the port and make sure it is running with administrator privileges. Thank you.